Apparently it's "windy".. and Wellington is known for very strong winds

Pakistan win the toss and decide to bowl.

FYIWellington is famous for utilizing "heavy bails". Back in the day, when it got very windy, they had regular wooden bails.. drilled out and filled with lead.I remember games disrupted by bails falling off in the wind I have also seen the odd occasion around the world, where stumps hit by ball (just) and bails not falling off... so they can't be TOO heavy.

HEAVY BAILS called for. They do not readily fit the top of the fancy stumps

At the moment they are playing with NO BAILS This could end in tears if a decision depends on "when bails dislodged"

"Caught by the wind"

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A SR of a 100 is bare minimum required of ALL batsmen.. if they are not able to achieve that.. it is best they get out and make way for somebody who can. Guptil did ok ish supporting Munro.. but even he needs to get his RR up now.

Taylor!

New Zealand 96/1 * (15/50 ov)

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SOMEBODY has to eventually "make up" 38 balls not scored off.. just to get to a "par score" of 6/over (300)That is ON TOP of scoring their own 6+ per over they have to score an extra 38 runsThey can "fix" this themselves.... but if they go out they put the burden on somebody else... and it gets WORSE he longer they bat at this rate.

And NZ RR last 5 overs is only 2.8

This is CRAP.

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Getting a personal milestone does NOT necessarily help the team cause. In fact.... IF a player is occupying the crease for a large chunk of the innings then there is MORE reason do do so at a high SR... 120% minimum.. higher would be better.

Williamson 103 (106) SR 97.16

SR 97.16% is just NOT good enough!!

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Weather is good (for now). It might rain later... all the more reason to get a GOOD start ahead of any DL calculations.

Typical score on a good pitch these days is 300+ And so batsmen MUST score at a SR of 100% (minimum) or at least not occupy the crease at a lower rate...

"Piss or get off the pot"Taylor, Latham

Since Pakistan batting first... the same advice applies to them.

I always hope for a high scoring game. It would be nice to see Pakistan score 350+ and so set NZ a target (that they make) that forces them to bat well from the outset. I do accept that scoring can be increased towards the end of an innings, but even so the score rate foundation needs to be at least around 5/over early on.If Pakistan set a low or mediocre target, then there is less chance of NZ batsmen performing at their best from the outset. The game may dribble on for 50 overs. It would be OK if NZ decided to bat like hell anyway and win in less than 40 overs.... but that is not what usually happens.

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